make sure

idiom

: to find out or do something so that one has no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.

Make sure (that) you turn the oven off.

They made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be.

Examples of make sure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both twins survived the initial fetal surgery and Sarah was later discharged, but spent the next four weeks undergoing two ultrasounds a week just to make sure everything still looked okay. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026

Replace your old garden hose nozzle with this one for only $6, and make sure to stock up on solar lighting before prices spike in spring. —Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026

Our president cannot, however, seem to get Congress to find the funds to make sure all the citizens here in our own country have adequate health care, healthy food, and an affordable place to live. —Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026

Since wildlife can potentially transmit diseases, make sure vaccinations are updated for both indoor and outdoor pets. —Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for make sure

• annexure
• embouchure
• epicure
• immature
• paramour
• premature
• reassure
• reinsure
• sinecure
• abjure
• adjure
• allure